It started commercial operations as a full service carrier on January 9.
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Singapore Airlines is planning to augment its operations in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore and tapping certain secondary markets in India.
Expanding its international network, private carrier Air Sahara on Friday announced it would launch its Delhi-Singapore service on May 11 and the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur flight on June 15, with an introductory return fare of only Rs 10,000 on both secto
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Amadeus Altea Suite, a complete passenger service system, is currently used by more than 120 airlines across the world. Vistara is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Limited.
A decision to merge Air India and Indian is likely to be taken in the current fiscal to turn the combined entity into a mega carrier with about 130 aircraft to take on the major global carriers like Singapore Airlines, Emirates and British Airways.
Days after low-cost carrier AirAsia announced it would launch its India operations by the end of the year, IndiGo Airlines President Aditya Ghosh, 38, tells Sudipto Dey in an interaction why his airline is not one that should be worried.
Jet will, however, continue to pay the sale-linked productivity bonus to them.
The airline shut shop in October 2012.
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Vistara will operate from its base Delhi and fly to Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Goa, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Jammu and Patna in the first year as per its plan submitted to DGCA while applying for the AOP.
The Tatas are rather overwhelmed with some facets of the airline they have discovered, but even more unnerved by what they may not have yet uncovered, reveals Anjuli Bhargava.
Kardassis, who quit the airline in 2013, will advise Goyal and senior management on cost-saving and productivity improvement
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will examine issues relating to domestic airlines tying up with foreign carriers and setting up companies abroad to start international operations.
Sri Lankan Airlines offers special fares to London, Paris, Zurich, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, Maldives and Malaysia from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram.
Major aircraft-maker Boeing on Tuesday heightened its pitch for Air India's plans to acquire 17 long-haul and 18 short-haul planes, claiming its 777-200 ERs (extended range) and 737-800s were best suited for the Indian carrier.
Once pioneers in civil aviation, the Tata group is unlikely to get into the sector because of "destructive competition", its outgoing Chairman Ratan Tata said.
The only two truly successful private airlines in India - Jet Airways and IndiGo - have been set up and run by people who knew the ins and outs of the trade well before they took to the skies.
IndiGo was set up in 2006 by businessman Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, a former CEO for US Airways Group.
Management and leadership changes, in addition to synchronising operations between all its airlines, are showing visible results for Air India. Data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) show that there has been a marked improvement in key operational parameters of Air India after the Tata group took complete control of the national airline in January. One of the most dramatic improvements has been noticed in Air India's passenger load factor (PLF) - a crucial metric of capacity utilisation of an airline's fleet that shows how many seats it has been able to fill on every flight.
The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.
To make space for the extra row, Vistara has opted for the smartLav concept offered by Airbus
Malaysia Airlines on Friday announced it will operate 11 extra Boeing 777 flights between Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai under the open sky policy for two months from January apart from introducing special fares for senior citizens.
Domestic airlines expect the fall in prices of aviation fuel to boost their earnings from the quarter ending December.
Jet Airways on Tuesday said it would commence its daily direct service on the Chennai-Singapore sector from December 7, using next generation Boeing B737-800 aircraft.
Interestingly, the full service carrier's launch coincides with the concluding day of the the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations scheduled to be held in Gujarat's capital city Gandhinagar, near Ahmedabad, from January 7 to January 9.
The first Airbus A-320 aircraft of Tata-SIA joint venture Vistara airline, painted with its logo and livery, landed at the IGI Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday, taking the carrier a step closer to its launch.
Though Vistara is not a low-cost carrier, it could benefit from the fact that the difference between the fares of LCCs and economy class of full-service carriers in India is minimal today.
The new service 'Book My Meal', which is available on all of Jet Airways international flights, offers passengers a wide variety of meal options both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian categories.
FIA has filed two separate petitions challenging the approvals granted to Tata-Airasia and Tata-SIA Airlines deals respectively.
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